27 Truly Marvellous Facts About Northeast India And The Wonderful Peoples Who Live There

Northeast India comprises eight states – the ‘Seven Sister’ states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Tripura, with Sikkim as the eight state. The Seven Sister states have a contiguous border but Sikkim is separated by West Bengal. Here are some marvellous facts about the Northeast region as a whole.

1. The population of all eight states of Northeast is roughly equal to the population of Odisha, India’s 11th most populated state.

Population of Northeast: 38,857,769. Population of Odisha: 41,974,218.

11. Seven of India’s major national parks are located in Northeast.

12. The Indian Rhinoceros, also known as the one-horned rhino, is found exclusively in the Northeast.

13. Mizoram and Tripura are among the states with the highest literacy rates in India.

As per Census 2011, Mizoram has a literacy rate of 91.58 per cent while Tripura pegged a very healthy 87.75 per cent. Except Arunachal Pradesh, the literacy rate in all northeastern states is above the national average of 74.04 per cent.